Immigration Reform Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/domestic-policies/immigration-reform-domestic-policies/ Mon, 30 May 2016 15:50:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png Immigration Reform Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/domestic-policies/immigration-reform-domestic-policies/ 32 32 12773863 The Silly Season Starts Early https://ezkool.com/2016/05/silly-season-starts-early/ https://ezkool.com/2016/05/silly-season-starts-early/#respond Sun, 29 May 2016 16:21:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=63350 Technology really speeds things up, no? We used to have to wait until August to read stories that made little sense or that focused on the non-political part of the political process, but this year we should be proud that the press is once again ahead of the calendar and is in full silly season […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2016/05/silly-season-starts-early/feed/ 0 63350 Denying the Climate of Fear https://ezkool.com/2016/03/denying-climate-fear14/ https://ezkool.com/2016/03/denying-climate-fear14/#respond Sun, 13 Mar 2016 16:04:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=62720 It was certainly bound to happen. After all, one of Donald Trump’s earliest backers hosted the same crowd when she was running for national office. This is what happens when a politician plays into the anger with more anger and blame and bluster and racism and Islamophobia and, above all, ignorance. Look, Bernie Sanders has […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2016/03/denying-climate-fear14/feed/ 0 62720 A Political Snow Job https://ezkool.com/2016/01/snow-job15/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:51:07 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=62315 If nothing else, the big blizzard that hit the East Coast is sparing us from some of the oh-so-trite coverage of the presidential election, which actually only gets underway eight days hence. Governor Christie did make it back to New Jersey for the storm, even though he had originally said that the Lieutenant Governor, Kim […]

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]]> 62315 Refugees From Reality https://ezkool.com/2015/11/refugees-from-reality/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 01:01:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=61200 Leave it to the GOP (and some uninformed Democrats) to make a frightening situation something to panic over. The Paris attacks were terrible. The threat of more terrorist attacks on Europe is very real. But if you want to stop terrorists from coming into the United States, tampering with the refugee system is exactly the […]

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]]> 61200 The Republican Party is not just the Party of “NO”, It’s the Party of “NEVER” https://ezkool.com/2015/10/the-never-caucus/ https://ezkool.com/2015/10/the-never-caucus/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:23:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=60372 Later this week the country will celebrate a milestone: the date that Marty McFly used to travel to the future in Back to the Future II, the second movie of the trilogy that represents the greatest expression of Reagan-era optimism that Hollywood has yet produced. If only the remaining GOP candidates would sit down and […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/10/the-never-caucus/feed/ 0 60372 Forget Iran: The GOP Goes Nuclear https://ezkool.com/2015/09/forget-iran-the-gop-goes-nuclear/ https://ezkool.com/2015/09/forget-iran-the-gop-goes-nuclear/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 16:09:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59960 Francis comes in, John Boehner bows out. There is a certain symmetry to some world events and this is one of those moments. Here we have a Pope who is speaking forcefully and eloquently about how the issues of the day and all the right wing can do is reject his message as an ill-conceived […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/09/forget-iran-the-gop-goes-nuclear/feed/ 1 59960 The August Election https://ezkool.com/2015/08/the-august-election/ https://ezkool.com/2015/08/the-august-election/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:50:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59725 OK, I’ll play along. According to the polls, the guesses, the conventional wisdom, the money and the low-down, scandal-mongering, hyper-partisan, yellow-dog press, we now know who’s going to win that all-important August 2015 presidential election. I’m sure you know that this election is a rather unusual one in American politics because it doesn’t take place […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/08/the-august-election/feed/ 0 59725 Immigrant Family Confronts Scott Walker – Like Talking to a Wall – Video https://ezkool.com/2015/07/immigrant-family-confronts-scott-walker-like-talking-to-a-wall-video/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/immigrant-family-confronts-scott-walker-like-talking-to-a-wall-video/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:31:43 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59387 Talking to a Republican armed with talking-points is like talking to a wall. No matter what you say, no matter what you ask, you will be hit with the same talking-points the Republican said before, because, that’s all they have… talking-points. Watch as this immigrant family confronts Walker and experienced first hand the effects of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/immigrant-family-confronts-scott-walker-like-talking-to-a-wall-video/feed/ 2 59387 The Most Important Election of Them All https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-most-important-election-of-them-all/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-most-important-election-of-them-all/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2015 16:28:05 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59234 Well, yes and no. Aren’t all presidential elections the most important election in history? It certainly feels that way, especially if you listen to the media buzz that emanates every four years. The future of the country is at stake. The direction of our foreign and domestic policies will be set by the voters in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-most-important-election-of-them-all/feed/ 0 59234 Elected, Perchance to Govern? https://ezkool.com/2015/03/elected-perchance-to-govern/ https://ezkool.com/2015/03/elected-perchance-to-govern/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2015 21:22:02 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58161 Mitch McConnell, moderate. I thought I’d never see that characterization, but after last week’s embarrassing, incompetent, dangerous gambit the House Republicans played, he’s looking like the only GOP adult in the room. John Boehner seems to have lost his caucus and is now dependent on the far right to dictate what gets done in the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/03/elected-perchance-to-govern/feed/ 0 58161 Republican Logic – Repeal Immigration Reform or No Money for Homeland Security https://ezkool.com/2015/02/republican-logic-repeal-immigration-reform-or-no-money-for-homeland-security/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/republican-logic-repeal-immigration-reform-or-no-money-for-homeland-security/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:12:34 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57794 Congressional Republicans are playing hardball with America’s security because they don’t want any immigration reform. And as far as they are concerned, the perfect way to hammer at immigration reform is to include repeal language in a funding bill for Homeland Security. Their stance is clear – if they can’t repeal the president’s immigration order, they will […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/republican-logic-repeal-immigration-reform-or-no-money-for-homeland-security/feed/ 0 57794 The Pendulum Swings Both Ways https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2015 17:52:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57114   It took about 35 years, but the Republican Party is just where it wants to be. They have a Congressional majority and are flush with the optimism of a political movement that they believe has broad popular support. They are looking forward to perhaps winning the presidency in 2016 and finally being able to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways/feed/ 0 57114 Bill O’Reilly To Undocumented Journalist – You “don’t deserve to be here” – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/11/bill-oreilly-to-undocumented-journalist-you-dont-deserve-to-be-here-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/bill-oreilly-to-undocumented-journalist-you-dont-deserve-to-be-here-video/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:45:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56276 Who died and left Bill O’Reilly of Fox News in charge? Who told him it was his job to determine who “deserves” to be here in the United States? After President Obama made his Executive action known to the American people Thursday night, Bill O’Reilly invited an undocumented journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, on his Fox […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/bill-oreilly-to-undocumented-journalist-you-dont-deserve-to-be-here-video/feed/ 1 56276 Bill Clinton – President Obama is “on pretty firm legal ground” On Immigration Issue https://ezkool.com/2014/11/bill-clinton-president-obama-pretty-firm-legal-ground-immigration-issue/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/bill-clinton-president-obama-pretty-firm-legal-ground-immigration-issue/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2014 22:09:29 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56259 While Republicans cry and complain about how “unlawful” the President’s use of Executive Action is, totally ignoring the fact that other presidents have done the exact same thing, former President Bill Clinton is standing by Obama’s side, saying that Mr. Obama is legally allowed to take actions on immigration. “As far as I can tell, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/bill-clinton-president-obama-pretty-firm-legal-ground-immigration-issue/feed/ 0 56259 President Will Lay Out Immigration Plan to Nation on Thursday https://ezkool.com/2014/11/president-will-lay-out-immigration-plan-to-nation-on-thursday/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/president-will-lay-out-immigration-plan-to-nation-on-thursday/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:15:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56257 CNN reports that the President’s prime-time Thursday night address will be followed Friday by an event in Las Vegas, sources tell CNN. While exact details of his announcement aren’t yet public, the basic outline of the plan, as relayed by people familiar with its planning, includes deferring deportation for the parents of U.S. citizens, a […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/president-will-lay-out-immigration-plan-to-nation-on-thursday/feed/ 0 56257 TIME FOR OBAMA TO DECLARE WAR….ON REPUBLICANS https://ezkool.com/2014/11/time-obama-declare-war-republicans/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/time-obama-declare-war-republicans/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:44:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56217 As seen on America The Not So Beautiful November 17, 2014 By Mike Caccioppoli No need to mince words here. Starting with immigration reform President Obama must do what is best for the country and the people who live here and not give a fuck what the Republicans, still very much led by the Tea […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/time-obama-declare-war-republicans/feed/ 0 56217 President’s Immigration Plan includes a Temporary Stay for 5 Million Immigrants https://ezkool.com/2014/11/presidents-immigration-plan-includes-a-temporary-stay-for-5-million-immigrants/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/presidents-immigration-plan-includes-a-temporary-stay-for-5-million-immigrants/#respond Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:03:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56074 President Obama is determined to get something done on immigration. And despite the threats from Republicans to block all his other policies if he does immigration alone, the president is insisting on doing the right thing. Seated with 12 top members of the House and Senate in the Old Family Dining Room, Obama shot back […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/presidents-immigration-plan-includes-a-temporary-stay-for-5-million-immigrants/feed/ 0 56074 Laughable that Sarah Palin Blames Obama for America’s “Open Borders” https://ezkool.com/2014/11/laughable-that-sarah-palin-blames-obama-for-americas-open-borders/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/laughable-that-sarah-palin-blames-obama-for-americas-open-borders/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:16:08 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55997 In one if her regular rambling pieces produced by her “network,” Sarah Palin stole 3 minutes and 23 seconds of my precious time “talking” about an issue that doesn’t even exist – the apparent “open borders” problem that Barack Obama brought with him when he commandeered the White House. No, seriously. According to Sarah Palin […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/laughable-that-sarah-palin-blames-obama-for-americas-open-borders/feed/ 1 55997 Latino Community Holds Funeral For The Death of The Republican party https://ezkool.com/2014/07/latino-community-holds-funeral-for-the-death-of-the-republican-party/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/latino-community-holds-funeral-for-the-death-of-the-republican-party/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:00:50 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53356 “The Republican Party is essentially dead to our community. They have killed the dreams of thousands of people,” said Greisa Martinez, an organizer with United We Dream, the youth-led immigration advocacy network that organized the event. Explaining that her mother is undocumented, Martinez said, “They have killed the dreams of my mother for not moving […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/latino-community-holds-funeral-for-the-death-of-the-republican-party/feed/ 0 53356 President Obama – The Real Problem with Immigration is Congress https://ezkool.com/2014/07/president-obama-the-real-problem-with-immigration-is-congress/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/president-obama-the-real-problem-with-immigration-is-congress/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:56:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52993 (Photo credit SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Following his meeting with Texas Governor Rick Perry, President Obama  issued a statement saying that there are no real differences between what he an Perry wants in regards to the border security and immigration issues in South Texas. The President stated that the real stumbling block is getting Congress to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/president-obama-the-real-problem-with-immigration-is-congress/feed/ 0 52993 Republican Brain Louie Gohmert Has Figured Out The Immigration Crisis – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/07/republican-brain-louie-gohmert-has-figured-out-the-immigration-crisis-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/republican-brain-louie-gohmert-has-figured-out-the-immigration-crisis-video/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:50:03 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52952 Republican brainchild Louie Gohmert believes he has fugured out who is responsible for the immigration crisis developing in South Texas, where thousands of kids and young adults are illegally crossing the border into the United States. According to Gohmert, Obama is orchestrating the illegal migration because the immigrants would vote for Democrats in the election. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/republican-brain-louie-gohmert-has-figured-out-the-immigration-crisis-video/feed/ 0 52952 See It Again – President Obama To Use Executive Action for Immigration Reform – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/06/see-it-again-president-obama-to-use-executive-action-for-immigration-reform-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/see-it-again-president-obama-to-use-executive-action-for-immigration-reform-video/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:37:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52705 I guess Boehner and his Republican followers will add this to their lawsuit against the President. They’re not doing anything, so they’re upset that the President is. Today, our fearless leader ventured out on the White House lawn and told the world the hell with Republicans and their proposed lawsuit. If Congress fails to do […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/see-it-again-president-obama-to-use-executive-action-for-immigration-reform-video/feed/ 0 52705 President Obama Continues to Push Republicans on Immigration Reform https://ezkool.com/2014/04/president-obama-continues-to-push-republicans-on-immigration-reform/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/president-obama-continues-to-push-republicans-on-immigration-reform/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:44:04 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50521 The Senate passed their version of immigration reform over a year ago, but House Republicans have failed to address the Senate’s bill or any bill containing the words immigration reform. On Wednesday, President Obama once again called them out on it. “Unfortunately, Republicans in the House of Representatives have repeatedly failed to take action, seemingly […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/president-obama-continues-to-push-republicans-on-immigration-reform/feed/ 0 50521 The Changing Immigration Landscape https://ezkool.com/2014/02/changing-immigration-landscape/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/changing-immigration-landscape/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:55:30 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47976 Although the main stories in the press focus on gridlock and the lack of compromise, that doesn’t mean that things aren’t slowly changing in the United States. As usually happens, change is driven by the people as they react to circumstances created by the politicians, and that in turn leads to more calls for change. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/changing-immigration-landscape/feed/ 0 47976 Teaparty Representative Promises to Challenge Boehner’s Seat if Immigration Vote is Held https://ezkool.com/2014/02/teaparty-promises-to-challenge-boehner-if-immigration-vote-is-held/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/teaparty-promises-to-challenge-boehner-if-immigration-vote-is-held/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:30:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47847 Speaker John A. Boehner should lose his gavel if he pursues immigration this year, a prominent tea party Republican said in an interview with CQ Roll Call on Tuesday. “I think it should cost him his speakership,” Rep. Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho warned, if Boehner puts an immigration overhaul on the floor. But even […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/teaparty-promises-to-challenge-boehner-if-immigration-vote-is-held/feed/ 0 47847 The Six Year Itch https://ezkool.com/2014/01/six-year-itch/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/six-year-itch/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:59:36 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47346 From where I sit, last year was worse for the Republican Party and for progress than it ever was for President Obama. Yes, yes, I know what the conventional wisdom said about the president’s fifth year, but really, I don’t necessarily buy it. As a matter of fact, I think that when all is said […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/six-year-itch/feed/ 0 47346 The Final Push https://ezkool.com/2014/01/the-final-push/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/the-final-push/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:30:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46482 Far be it from me to argue with one of the greatest historical minds of the 20th century, but we essentially have an executive that serves a six year term, even if we get two extra bonus lame duck years for our efforts. So it has been with most other presidents, and so it probably […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/the-final-push/feed/ 0 46482 Republicans Have a Plan for Immigration: Deportation https://ezkool.com/2013/11/republicans-have-a-plan-for-immigration-deportation/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/republicans-have-a-plan-for-immigration-deportation/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:03:56 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44823 House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told immigration advocates that lawmakers will not take-up immigration reform this year. As a result, an amendment to deport DREAM-eligible immigrants — which passed with overwhelming GOP support in June — will be the only immigration measure to have received a vote on the floor of the House in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/republicans-have-a-plan-for-immigration-deportation/feed/ 0 44823 Immigration Reform: Republicans Have No Plans For a Vote This Year https://ezkool.com/2013/10/immigration-reform-republicans-have-no-plans-for-a-vote-this-year/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/immigration-reform-republicans-have-no-plans-for-a-vote-this-year/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:11:25 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44215 Politico reports that although Democrats and President Obama have been pushing immigration reform, House Republican leadership has no plans to vote on any immigration reform legislation before the end the year. The House has just 19 days in session before the end of 2013, and there are a number of reasons why immigration reform is […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/immigration-reform-republicans-have-no-plans-for-a-vote-this-year/feed/ 0 44215 John McCain on Fox News – “Fox News is a bit schizophrenic” https://ezkool.com/2013/07/john-mccain-on-fox-news-fox-news-is-a-bit-schizophrenic/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/john-mccain-on-fox-news-fox-news-is-a-bit-schizophrenic/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:13:32 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41046 If Republican John McCain keeps this up, I’m going to have to write more good things about him. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was asked for his thoughts on the love/hate relationship that he has had with the personalities on Fox News Channel over the years. McCain told TNR’s Isaac Chotiner that he has never changed, […]

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